Access Engineering Plc

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Construction
  • ISIN: LK0409N00009
LKR
75.80
-0.8 (-1.04%)
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Access Engineering Plc

Why is Access Engineering Plc ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 9.71%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 9.71% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.94 times
  • Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.94 times
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 9.71% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
3
Flat results in Mar 26
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 271.08
  • OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Lowest at 17.86 %
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 51.43% (YoY)
4
With ROE of 17.33%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 2.07 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 21.28%, its profits have risen by 53.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Access Engineering Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Construction should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Construction)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Access Engineering Plc for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Access Engineering Plc
21.28%
7.18
29.17%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
11.95%
0.72
16.49%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
14.81%
EBIT Growth (5y)
36.09%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.51
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.12
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.63
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.48
Tax Ratio
32.07%
Dividend Payout Ratio
27.90%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
10.39%
ROE (avg)
13.06%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.07
EV to EBIT
11.81
EV to EBITDA
10.80
EV to Capital Employed
1.52
EV to Sales
2.66
PEG Ratio
0.22
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
12.90%
ROE (Latest)
17.33%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

12What is working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 1.06 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.95 times

NET SALES(Q)

At LKR 13,930.31 MM has Grown at 72.74%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 5,754.86 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 3,306.4 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at LKR 3.31

-8What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 271.08

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 17.86 %

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 51.43% (YoY

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at LKR 917.66 MM

Here's what is working for Access Engineering Plc

Pre-Tax Profit
At LKR 5,754.86 MM has Grown at 165.4%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Net Sales
At LKR 13,930.31 MM has Grown at 72.74%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at LKR 5,754.86 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Net Profit
Highest at LKR 3,306.4 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

EPS
Highest at LKR 3.31
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (LKR)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 1.06 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.95 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Here's what is not working for Access Engineering Plc

Interest
At LKR 917.66 MM has Grown at 46.43%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (LKR MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 271.08
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 17.86 % and Fallen
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Interest
Highest at LKR 917.66 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 46.43% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (LKR MM)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 51.43% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Non Operating Income
Highest at LKR 0.73 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income